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- Fri Feb 23, 2024 12:16 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: That Car I Keep Alluding To
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1490
Re: That Car I Keep Alluding To
Keep this coming please Aaron. It's in 'off topic' so it's in the right place :thumbup: (BTW, I genuinely thought that was you laughing about the mismatched and loose manifold bolt :lol:) It certainly was in my head, when I saw it! Pleased to see it's of interest. I know it's the off-topic forum, b...
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 10:21 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3373
- Views: 1095118
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
This is making me want to tear into that Model T waiting in the cupboard for a rail conversion.
- Thu Feb 22, 2024 8:03 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: That Car I Keep Alluding To
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1490
Re: That Car I Keep Alluding To
So, I paid full price for a dog. I'd made my bed, time to lay in it. It would be some months before my new engine kit would reach the dealer in Western Australia. Plenty of time to overhaul the car. I went into my usual depth recording the work over on the Vintage Ford Forum, but this site ain't abo...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:50 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: That Car I Keep Alluding To
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1490
Re: That Car I Keep Alluding To
Cheers guys, but this isn't restored. It wasn't even roadworthy. :banghead: The oldest car I've driven as my primary transportation is/was my 40-year-old SAAB, and considering relative complexity and parts availability a Model A is by leaps and bounds a much more practical vehicle! Oh I don't know, ...
- Wed Feb 21, 2024 11:45 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: That Car I Keep Alluding To
- Replies: 41
- Views: 1490
That Car I Keep Alluding To
As you may have noticed, many of my posts lately have mentioned a car I've been working on. Well, now that it's finally finished, I can divulge the three-year secret that had overtaken my life. It's a 1931 Ford Model A. My first car. This is coming from the guy who made it a point to drive a steam l...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 10:40 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: How's this for a near miss
- Replies: 10
- Views: 492
Re: How's this for a near miss
Rural crossings are usually ungated. Some really out-of-the-way places still don't have lights either.
It's always the same story at level crossings. Impatience.
This one's the closest non-hit I've seen. Hard to top that.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:38 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3373
- Views: 1095118
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Big fan of funny little cars myself, especially Messerschmitts... (Try making one of those into a railcar! :D) Never realised they built things without wings. Old and weird, just how I like a car. :thumbleft: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/KR200_1959.jpg/800px-KR200_1959....
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:33 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
- Replies: 339
- Views: 72210
Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
Cheap, effective, good-looking track. Can't beat that.
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:20 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Typos and speech to text gaffs which make me smile
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2849
Re: Typos and speech to text gaffs which make me smile
I thought about trying out a speech to text program, to shorten the excessive lengths of time I spend translating my thoughts into written words.
They all just leave too many mistakes to fix.
They all just leave too many mistakes to fix.
- Mon Feb 19, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3373
- Views: 1095118
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Forgot about those two. Terrific little conversions.
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 12:34 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Alf
- Replies: 14
- Views: 874
Re: Alf
Nice work. The battery voltage reminder underneath is a great idea. Beats my method of "forget, then check the loco's records and hope you've recorded it when the loco was built".
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 10:22 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The WWLR Layout Begins
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5652
Re: The WWLR Layout Begins
Sorry to hear your life is being uprooted like this, it's not an easy thing to go through. Pleased to hear nobody was injured though.
May the repairs be swift and of good quality!
May the repairs be swift and of good quality!
- Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:06 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3373
- Views: 1095118
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Good going.
- Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:20 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
- Replies: 280
- Views: 126734
Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
Damn fine.
I don't know why, but BR blue really suits such a large loco. A nice change from the usual LNWR-style black.
The GIF is a great touch, too.
I don't know why, but BR blue really suits such a large loco. A nice change from the usual LNWR-style black.
The GIF is a great touch, too.
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:05 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Simplex Yard Shunter
- Replies: 28
- Views: 4535
Re: Simplex Yard Shunter
Very interesting. Looking forward to having a gawk in person.
- Wed Feb 07, 2024 10:02 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Next overhaul project....
- Replies: 47
- Views: 8904
Re: Next overhaul project....
Sounds frustrating. I hope it's just the grate that sorts it, that is a ridiculous bar gap - even 16mm locos have wider spacing..
- Sat Feb 03, 2024 8:10 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Sweet Miscellany
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3703
Re: Sweet Miscellany
Alright, the job I've been saving for a rainy day. For whatever reason, I was looking forward to filling the wagon with a plethora of tiny tools - that I'd spent far too much money (and time) collecting. Passing time getting over my first bout with The Plague™, several days were spent picking and pa...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:12 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The WWLR Layout Begins
- Replies: 26
- Views: 5652
Re: The WWLR Layout Begins
Beautiful.
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:10 am
- Forum: Mamods & MSS
- Topic: tinplate wheels for a mamod
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1980
Re: tinplate wheels for a mamod
If you have the original diecast Mamod wheels with those useless tiny square-shaped flanges, you can get aftermarket machined wheels with proper flanges. I haven't owned a Mamod in almost a decade, but suppliers like DreamSteam and Roy Wood come to mind. Alternatively, you could find someone to re-m...
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:01 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Identifying source of loco
- Replies: 7
- Views: 904
Re: Identifying source of loco
I've never seen anything like it. The build quality approaches something commercially-available, but the differing screws between bonnet and roof, and what I can make of the chassis, screams "home-built".